LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two men are in the hospital after two separate shootings Tuesday night in Louisville.
At 10:16 p.m., Louisville Metro police responded to St. Mary's Hospital after a man suffering from a gunshot wound was dropped off at the hospital by private means, according to an LMPD news release.
The man, who was shot in the hand, told police he was shot near Wyandotte Park. Officials say they believe he will survive his injury.
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit are leading this investigation. Officers checked the park for a scene, reviewed camera footage and canvassed for witnesses.
Just twenty minutes later but more than three miles away, at 10:36 p.m., LMPD officers responded to a 911 call for a shooting in the 1700 block of Bolling Avenue in Louisville's Park Hill neighborhood.
Officers on scene discovered a man who had been shot in the abdomen. The man was transported to UofL Hospital.
Though the victim's injury is serious, officers at the hospital said they spoke with medical professionals who believe the man will survive the injury.
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is leading this investigation and interviewed witnesses Tuesday night.
If anyone has any information regarding either of these shootings, you're asked to call LMPD anonymous tip line at (502) 574-5673 or utilize LMPD's Crime Tip Portal online.
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